

Fresh off ‘The Goldbergs,’ Richard Marx plays Clearwater concert next week
Mr. ‘Now and Forever’ plays Capitol Theatre.
Lightning blow three-goal lead, go down 1-0 in series against Columbus
The Bolts had yet to lose after being up by at least three.
Pioneering Sarasota death metal band Atheist reissues three albums
A French metal label gave the LPs the colored vinyl treatment.
The South Tampa location of GrillSmith is officially closed as of today
Another south Tampa restaurant bites the dust.
Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore team up for epic Tampa concert at Skipper’s Smokehouse
The strange bedfellows play on April 11.
Eyehategod, The Plot in You and Hatebreed lead Tampa Bay’s heavy metal weekend
Get ready to get pummeled in the best way possible.
Brother Cephus, the Beer Garden Sessions top Tampa Bay’s local live music calendar
Your neighbors are making noise this week.
Florida Avenue Eats on track to open next week in Seminole Heights
Slangin’ bowls in less than a week!
Traffic in downtown Tampa will be extra horrible tonight
Leave work now, you fools.
Chelsea Handler’s new comedy tour kicks off in Clearwater, a city she had no idea existed
She’s bringing her sit down comedy tour there on May 16.
ACLU issues warning to ‘immigrants and people of color’ about visiting Florida
The statewide travel advisory comes as a response to two proposed bills in the Florida Legislature, SB 168 and HB 527.
Tampa lands in the top 10 for LGBTQ retirement in 2019
“The sprawling Tampa Bay metro area is a diverse, inclusive, senior-dense region.”
Tampa Bay BurgerFi locations are offering double cheeseburgers for under $5 for Tax Day
Get the app to snag a discounted burger.
New Port Richey hosts Sunday in the City event this weekend
Explore New Port Richey during the family-friendly event.
Former senior lawyer at SeaWorld charged with insider trading
The SEC says the lawyer made $65,000 in illicit profits.
After ridership tripled, Tampa’s TECO Streetcar is now extending service
This means 15-minute service on nights and weekends.
Tampa mayoral candidates Jane Castor and David Straz will face off in second debate tomorrow
Time to get down to the nitty gritty.
Sara Bareilles’ fall tour comes to Florida, but skips Tampa Bay
It does hit Orlando, Jacksonville and Fort Lauderdale.
The B-52’s 40th anniversary tour is coming to Clearwater this summer
OMD and Berlin open the show.
Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn says he still has a little juice left in his old body
Buckhorn can still reel in a dinger.
Florida parents are clearly lying their asses off to not vaccinate their kids
For the millionth time, your child will not get autism from a vaccine.
DeSantis stands by pick for Florida surgeon general, despite sexual harassment claims
“My thing is, if we have a public health issue, I want somebody that is going to be able to protect the people of Florida.”
New gastropub Garrison Tavern is now open in downtown Tampa
Did we mention TopGolf?
Latin trap superstar Bad Bunny coming to Tampa’s Amalie Arena this winter
Tickets go on sale April 12.
Downtown Tampa’s TooJay’s Deli offering burger combo deal for Tax Day on April 15th
The best kind of coupon.
Crafty Squirrel in downtown St. Pete rolls out new menu options
Duck legs, vegan quesadillas and lobster mac ‘n’ cheese are all on the docket.
In Tampa’s mayoral race, Straz gets a new anti-Jane website but no new endorsements
It’s getting a little salty here toward the end.
In its 50th year, the Iron Girl Clearwater Half Marathon is as strong as ever
Our amateur athlete shares her experience racing the all-women’s half marathon in Clearwater.
Lovin’ Spoonful’s John Sebastian will visit Largo ahead of Woodstock show
Tie-dye shirts encouraged.
Florida voting rights advocates call on judge to require Spanish-language ballots
The counties targeted include Brevard, Indian River, Lake, Putnam, and Pasco.
K-pop band Tomorrow x Together announces Florida show for May
The May 14 show in Orlando is one of six U.S. tour dates.
Ronnie James Dio died in 2010, but his hologram will play St. Petersburg this summer
“Dio Returns” with his old bandmates on June 2.
Florida Republicans want to make it so constitutional amendments need a 66 percent majority
It’s currently 60 percent.
Vegan joint Dixie Dharma is now open at Armature Works
Two Hillbilly Chili Dawgs, please.
ZZ Top will bring their 50th Anniversary tour to Tampa this fall
The injury-prone duo wants to celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary.
Florida bill that requires minors to get parental consent for an abortion approved by Senate panel
In 1989 the Florida Supreme Court struck down a similar parental-consent law.
Three Florida congresswomen were just denied access to the compound for migrant children in Homestead
They claimed the denial of access is a direct violation of the law.
So far, two whales have died at SeaWorld Orlando in 2019
Travel well, Fredi
Florida lawmakers killed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana before they could even vote on it
The bill would’ve allowed adults age 21 and older to “use, possess and transport” up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana.
Mole Y Abuela will offer brunch beginning this weekend
Churro waffles? Sign us up.
St. Pete’s 5th Annual SunLit Festival kicks off this Thursday
Two weeks packed with events celebrating literature.
Even the Tampa Police Department has a podcast
Chief Brian Dugan will speak to WWE wrestler Titus O’Neil this Wednesday.
The Dali Museum in St. Pete is planning a $38 million expansion, including new augmented reality experience
Soon you can melt with the clocks.
Capital Tacos opens new location near Tyrone Mall today
Soft opening this evening at 5 p.m.
In Clearwater, John Waite’s impeccably preserved vocal keeps fans coming coming back
The ‘70s rocker had everyone feeling young at Capitol Theatre.
Ybor City’s Boots N Catz taps Australian party boy Wungo for their one-year anniversary
Yes, there will be shots.
Tampa Blue Note books The Dewars and Dad’s Day Off for one helluva Monday night concert
Get out of the house.
Tampa Bay will get two chances to see ‘Nas Live From The Kennedy Center’ on the big screen
Hideaway Café, Hooch and Hive host the ‘Listen Up’ film series.
St. Pete Beach Beer Fest will return next month
Sun, booze and food trucks.
Stone Temple Pilots will perform at Busch Gardens this weekend
We miss Scott and Chester.
Tampa’s Lowry Parcade celebrates third anniversary with free concert
Xtreme Tacos will feed you in the parking lot.
Grab your organ and see Delvon Lamarr or Woolly Bushmen in Tampa
It’s a boogie-woogie live music Saturday.
Bob Buckhorn and Vinny Lecavalier will hoist a massive Lightning banner in downtown Tampa
Fans are invited to the pep rally on April 8 at 10 a.m.
Lyft will offer discounted rides until July to Tampa Bay breweries
Half-off rides to drink beer? Say no more.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office changes name of dog after they were informed it had the same name as a Nazi war criminal
Not a good look to have a Nazi on the force.
Tampa Rep. James Grant continues his effort to force ex-felons to pay fees before restoring voting rights
Amendment 4 granted “automatic” restoration of voting rights.
Brocante Vintage Market’s monthly sale is this weekend in St. Petersburg
The warehouse is open only one Saturday and Sunday a month.
Social House officially opens tonight in Seminole Heights
Time to meet the new guys in town.
Florida is about to have more Wawa locations than anywhere else in the country
The Wawa Singularity should occur by 2021.
Protesters gather in St. Pete to demand Barr release the Mueller report
We need the juicy stuff.
Tampa radio station Newsradio WFLA is posting rape jokes now
The meme appeared in the station’s Twitter feed.
NPR said it loves a new Tiny Desk video by St. Petersburg pop outfit Danny & Alex
The rest of you have until April 14 to submit yours.
Cage the Elephant will play a free concert at Tampa’s Curtis Hixon Park next week
Get ready for April 10.
Hyde Park Village’s monthly fresh market is back this Sunday
Bring your dog to explore 50+ vendors while enjoying live music.
Sip and sample Italian blends at Winefest of Italy in Tampa this Sunday
Cheers to Italian Heritage Day!
Italian Heritage Day events kick off in Ybor City this Saturday
Grape stomping, cooking demos and a vino competition.
Tampa synth-pop act Nasal Spray taps into Italo-disco on “All I Want Is You”
The band’s full-length debut will be released on Chicago’s Manic Static Records.
Trump, Brexit and the dumbing down of democracy
Informed Dissent: The parallels between MAGA and the U.K.’s hard-right turn to leave the EU.
Poet’s Notebook: Praising the players
In this week’s Poet’s Notebook, Peter Meinke expresses a love of the theater.
Safety Harbor Songfest rebirth leads Tampa Bay’s music festival weekend
SPC and USFSP are throwing a party in St. Petersburg, too.
Detroit house legend Rick Wade and EDM star Carnage coming to Tampa Bay
St. Petersburg and Clearwater Beach scored the dance music shows of the week.
Florida Rep. Anthony Sabatini, the blackface guy, will face a challenger in 2020
A challenger without a blackface scandal, we should add.
Get ready to be buried with fear in the new ‘Pet Sematary’
A new take on Stephen King’s classic tale breathes fresh life into one of the author’s scariest stories.
Grand Central Brewhouse will move into former St. Pete Taco Bus site
Micro-brewery, baby.
The Bier Boutique will soon open in St. Pete’s historic uptown
Craft brews and Midwest bites.
St. Pete’s Right Around the Corner Arcade Brewery celebrates first anniversary
New brew releases, customized mugs and arcade games.
Federal lawsuit claims Legoland Florida discriminated against a nine-year-old amputee
The suit argues that the boy was denied access to more than half the park because of his prosthetic legs.
EVOS SoHo location is offering free organic milkshakes to celebrate Earth Day
Tastiest Earth Day ever.
Ozzy Osbourne postpones Tampa concert until May 2020
The crazy train will eventually pull into the old Gary Amp.
Downtown Tampa’s Mole Y Abuela launches new happy hour tomorrow
TGIF for half-off tapas and fine spirits.
Busch Gardens’ new triple-launch-coaster, Tigris, will open April 19
Weeks away from soiled underwear.
Rapper Nelly will perform at Tampa Bay Margarita Fest
It’s getting drunk in hurr.
BurgerFi ditches straws and offers $5 Beyond Burgers throughout Tampa Bay locations
$5 VegeFi Burgers, $5 Beyond Burgers and free Heinz Tomato seed packets.
Tampa strip club owner and cancer patient Joe Redner stripped of homegrown marijuana treatment plants
Ambiguous wording in amendments strikes again.
Mayor of Ocala approves idiotic Confederate Memorial Day
Mayor Kent Guinn doubled down on an already backwards Florida holiday.
Good Mood Food Co. is on a mission to fill Tampa’s need for tasty vegan munchies
Providing nothing but plant-based junk food options.
Oak & Ola at Armature Works is setting the bar for fine dining in Tampa Bay
With care and flair, O&O checks all the boxes.
Cassadee Pope could be the changing face of country radio
She headlines the CMT Women of Country tour in Ybor City.
Clearwater hip-hop duo They Hate Change flirts with fun on new EP
The pair plays Daddy Kool’s grand re-opening on Record Store Day.
DC Comics goes kid-friendly with ‘Shazam!,’ and the results are less than spectacular
With its eighth superhero film in eight years, DC Comics has yet to make a good movie from beginning to end.
St. Pete Women’s Collective opens studio and exhibition space Venus in the Fringe District
The first show in the space opens May 25.
M. Bird, the new rooftop bar at Armature Works, is officially open
Offering up tropical vibes, bites and booze.






